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The wars & local soldiers, 1904

235 stories in South Coast's papers · page 6 of 12

The War

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 5

The long expected clash on the Yalu has come, and as anticipated by many, resulted in a serious defeat of the Russians. Under cover of their artillery the Japanese forced the passage of the river…

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War News

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

THE Daily Chronicle’s Chefoo correspondent states that the Japanese landed at Kinkow on Sunday and captured Newchang on Monday evening, the Russians falling back to protect…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

Detailed official reports of the Yalu battle show that it was a terrible fight, characterised by great dash and splendid courage, the…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

Mr Bennett Burleigh telegraphs on Tuesday afternoon that during a dense log the Japanese sank nine merchantmen, absolutely sealing Port Arthur…

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Japan and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

Fighting on the Yalu has been proceeding since April 26. The Japanese effected a crossing on the 28th and turned the left flank of the Russians. On…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 2

It is officially announced that the Japanese have began landing on Linotung Peninsula. A Japanese daily paper published…

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The Story of the Blacks. Chapter Iv. the Racial War Begins

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 11 May 1904 · page 10

But although at this time the aspect of affairs immediately surrounding the settlement was peaceful, only a few individual instances of violence occurring between the…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

THE Japanese captured Dalny on Friday. Sixteen Japanese warships protected the landing of ten thousand troops at Kinchou. The gun fire swept…

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The War

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 5

The Japanese have followed up their brilliant victory on the Yata. by further defeating the Russians in their retreat. General Oku's army…

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War News

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

THE Daily Chronicle states that General Baron Oku, with three divisions, co-operating with General Kuroki, has defeated the Russians with great loss, at Wa-fung-tien, near…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

Fragmentary Russian despatches report skirmishes in Manchuria with the Japs. Other advices are interpreted to mean that 130,000 Japanese…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 2

Fragmentary Russian despatches report skirmishes in Manchuria. These, with other advices are interpreted to mean that 150,000 Japanese are…

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Japan and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 3

Dalny, the town of Ta-lien-wan, was captured by the Japanese on the 6th inst. Feng-huan-cheng was also occupied after some skirmishing. Before…

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The War. London

Southern Star · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 2

The Japanese have occupied Kuan-tien-cheng, and resumed their march on the 13th instant, with the object of turning the…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 2

The Japanese occupied a position 60 miles north-east of Fengbuancheng on May 7th. They resumed their march on the 18th inst with the object of…

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The War

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5
Also in Southern Star

During the past week very little fighting has occurred. The Japanese continue to advance with a rapidity that is surprising, while…

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The War Japanese Reverses. Two Warships Sunk, a Thousand Lives Lost, Sydney

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

Two Japanese cruisers collided. One of them sank find 400 of her crew were drowned. Another warship struck a Russia…

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The War. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 2

Hundred? of Chinese and Russian refugees from Daley, who have reached Chafee. report that the attempts to destroy the docks and piers proved…

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Japan and Russia at War

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 24 May 1904 · page 1

The Russian special torpedo transport Amur, whilst laying mines at Port Arthur, struck a mine and was sunk. Twenty were drowned…

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